MONDAY JANUARY 25th EVENING FORECAST: TORNADO WATCH canceled, but a dense fog advisory has been issued. It will remain warm and humid tonight and nice on Tuesday. Our next weather event will be here on Wednesday and that is expected to bring a taste or winter and possibly some snow back to West Tennessee. Catch the latest details and your…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson Police Department says they’ve seen a rise in opioid overdoses in the past year, but they’re not directly relating them to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, first responders received reports of 160 overdoses in Jackson. Eighteen of those people died. “I would say 98% of those are opiate-related,” Jackson Police Department Maj. Phillip Kemper said….
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Tennessee Highway Patrol announced Monday that 383 pounds of marijuana and 40 pounds of cocaine were recovered from a traffic stop near the 101 mile marker on Interstate 40. According to a news release, a semi truck was pulled over by a THP trooper for a traffic violation on January 15. Upon inspection, he “discovered possible…
BALTIMORE (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order that aims to boost government purchases from U.S. manufacturers. The goal of the order would be to use the $600 billion the federal government spends on procurement to boost domestic factories. Administration officials say the order being signed Monday would require more components of the goods bought by…
Annie Catherine Diggs Hendrix age 93, passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2021 at the Alamo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A Graveside Service will be conducted on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. at the Brownsville Memorial Gardens with Bro. Jeff Keen officiating. Mrs. Annie was born in Haywood County, TN on October 5, 1927 to the late William…
Ray Jenkins, age 65, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and husband of Sherry Jenkins, departed this life Sunday afternoon, January 24, 2021 at Methodist LeBonheur Hospital in Germantown, Tennessee. Ray was born January 18, 1956 in Somerville, Tennessee, the son of Calvin Eugene Jenkins and the late Opal Mae Campbell Jenkins. He received his education in Fayette County, Tennessee and was…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Transportation has partnered with the Department of Safety and Homeland Security to raise awareness about increasing traffic fatalities across the state, according to a news release. “In 2020, fatalities increased nearly 7%, while traffic was down approximately 13% in Tennessee,” said TDOT Commissioner Clay Bright. “This number is staggering and it’s not OK….
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police are investigating after human remains were discovered at Mud Island Park in Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis police said in a statement that a landscaping crew removing brush on the south end of the island found bones while working Saturday and reported the discovery. The statement said police confirmed the bones were human and investigators returned on…
Shirley Ann McDaniel Dinkins, age 84, resident of Somerville, Tennessee, departed this life Thursday evening, January 21, 2021 at the National HealthCare Center in Somerville. Shirley was born March 5, 1936 in Myrtle, Mississippi and was employed as a realtor for many years. She had been a resident of Memphis for many years and Somerville for the last ten years….
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed another 42 new cases of COVID-19 in Madison County. There are now a total of 10,278 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Madison County. The health department says those new patients range in age from 8-years-old to 83-years-old. There are currently 17 Madison County residents hospitalized, with three of…
